Not enough computer power??

  • I have a quite "heavy" computer with a lot of power, I think. But at the project I am working now, the computer begins to slow down. The project is two storey + topfloor/roof and now I am working at 1.st floor and finished ground floor. When I choose a function like wall list, to put in post, to cut off timber etc., most of the times I have to wait a long time before the function is available. So half of the time I am working I am waiting.... The project is a big one, but no that big - about 300 m2 in ground floor and in 1st. floor, total 600 m2.


    Below you see my computer:


    Plus Lite Amitech PL model D865PERLK
    BIOS version P19-0085.bio

    Varetype Antal Beskrivelse
    Strømforsyning 1 Strømforsyning FSP300-60PN(PF)
    Kabinet 1 Amitech Midi ATX kabinet sølv
    Bundkort 1 Intel D865PERLK ATX bundkort
    Processor 1 Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz HT 800FSB
    RAM 1 1GB MB DDR-RAM 400MHz (2*512MB)
    RAM 1 1GB MB DDR-RAM 400MHz (2*512MB)
    Floppydrev 1 Diskdrev 3.5 1.44MB (sort)
    Harddisk 1 36GB 10K WD S-ATA harddisk
    Harddisk 1 250GB 7200rpm harddisk
    Harddisk 1 250GB 7200rpm harddisk
    Grafikkort 1 ATI Radeon 9550 256MB RAM TV-out
    Lyd 1 Integreret lydkort
    Modem 1 CastleNet SL1900 modem
    Netkort 1 Integreret netkort
    DVD drev 1 16x DVD drev (sort)
    DVD brænder 1 DVD Brænder (-/+R/RW) (sort)
    Diverse hardware 1 FireWire kort
    Diverse hardware 1 SmartCard reader og 5.25" ramme (sort)
    TV/Video kort 1 TV 2000 XP TV/FM PVR kort
    Tastatur 1 Amitech trådløs optisk mus/tast 5511 DK
    Højttalere 1 Amitech Flad højtt. m/subw. model 200
    Operativsys. 1 MS Windows XP Pro DK (CD 21)
    Recovery 1 Genindlæsnings CD 21.14 - CD 1
    Recovery 1 Genindlæsnings CD 21 - CD 2+3
    Software 1 Amitech Bullguard 6 mdr. Antivirus/FW/BU
    Software 1 Cyberlink PowerDVD 5.0 licens
    Software 1 Sonic RecordNow! v6
    Software 1 Amitech værktøjer og opsætning
    Brugervejledning 1 Brugervejledning til Amitech PC DK
    Service 1 1 års indleveringsservice DK (PC)
    Telefonhjælp 1 Telefonhjælp i 3 måneder

    Sincerely Yours. M. Sc. E. Thorvald, Denmark
    (Dietrichs version 7.03).

  • Then I cannot undo... But of course it is worth a try to put number of undo steps to 1 or even 0. But when I was working on ground floor there was no problems, but at 1st floor, significant difference.

    Sincerely Yours. M. Sc. E. Thorvald, Denmark
    (Dietrichs version 7.03).

  • You're working with assisting geometry in the ground plan, roof calculation or ceiling areas with dxf the program works slowly. I cancel after the input of the walls the assisting geometry so the program works faster.

  • Ah yes that can be the real answer to why it is is going slowly. I have assisting DXF geometry on both ground floor and 1st floor. So I should just delete them - ah well I am not finished using them... So maybe I should just delete the parts of the geometry that I don't need more.

    Sincerely Yours. M. Sc. E. Thorvald, Denmark
    (Dietrichs version 7.03).

  • Yesterday evening I tried first to delete some of the assisting geomtery, but not completely all. There was a change in speed, but after a while I realized that I needed more speed if I did not want to work all night to finish - so I put undo steps to zero - and THAT was a huge difference in speed - almost immediatly response on all my commands!!! I made 66 drawings with my own template, in about two hours - I was working really effective.

    Sincerely Yours. M. Sc. E. Thorvald, Denmark
    (Dietrichs version 7.03).